Washing-machine



N0. 6l3,444. Patented Nov. l, I898.

W. F. DAY.

WASHING MACHINE.

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NITED STATES WILBUR F. DAY, OF AUSTIN, MINNESOTA.

WASHING- MACHINE:

$PEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,444, dated November1, 1898.

Application filed August 2, 1897. Serial No. 646,744. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILBUR F. DAY, of Austin, Mow'er county, Minnesota,have invented certain Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification. 3

My invention relates to improvements in that class of washing-machinesin which a rocker is used, its object being to provide means forobviating the ordinary injurious effect of; the rocker upon the clothesand in other ways to make a more efficient and easilyoperatedconstruction.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more particularlydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation of my improved machine,partly broken away to showthe guides for the rocker, the rocker itself being shown in raisedposition supported upon the operating-handle. Fig. 2 is a top view ofone end of my machine, showing the cover in place. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section of my machine, and Fig. 4 is a verticalcross-section of the same.

In the drawings, A represents the suds-box, preferably rectangular inshape, provided with a sheet-metal bottom 2 for the'purpose hereinafterstated, the box being supported by suitable legs E. These legs, as shownin the drawings, are angle-shaped, so as to fit over the corner of thebox, and thus serve as a covering for the joint to prevent leaking.

Arranged a slight distance above the sheetmetal bottom 2 and supportedupon the beams 3 is the sectional auxiliary bottom B. This auxiliarybottom'is made up of the central loose section 4 and upon opposite sidesthe similar sections 5 and 6, having hinge connection 7 all of whichsections are formed with suitable corrugations. 8 and perforations 9.

The sections are of suflicient width so that one of the hinged pairs ofsections will always stand in raised position, as shown in Fig. 3. Theends of said auxiliary bottom bear against suitable abutments, which maybe strips'or blocks a, suitably located inside the suds-box, forinstance,as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Arranged above the auxiliary bottom B is the rocker 0, one end of whichis connected with the rod 10 by means of the lever-arms 11, mounted uponthe rod and connected with the rocker by the links 12, the lever-arms 11being formed upon their journal ends with brackets 13 to receive theside bars .of the handle D, said side bars being formed with slots 14,through which passes the rod 10. In

order to hold the rocker with resilient pressure against the clothes, Iprovide the crossbars 15 and 16, the cross-bar 15 being providedwith"downwardly-projecting arms 17, engaging with spurs 18 upon thesides of the rocker. The upper cross-bar 16 is connected with thecross-bar 15 by bolts 19, fixed in the bar 16 and working throughopenings in the bar 15, coil-springs 2O surrounding said boltsintermediate of the bars to furnish the desired resiliency.

Secured to the side walls of the box are guide-plates 21, provided withthe vertical grooves 22 and inwardly and downwardly projecting fingers23, adapted to be engaged by pivots 24, projecting from the ends of thecross-bar 16. Suitable thimbles 25 are secured upon the end of thecross-bar 16 to hold the pivots 24 in place. The grooves 22 in the sideplates 21 are flared at the top of the box, as shown in Fig. 1, to allowthe easy removal of the rocker. With the rocker in lowered position, asshown in Fig. 3, the pivots upon the ends of the upper cross-bar willstand beneath a desired corresponding pair of the fingers 23, the spurs35, projecting outwardly from the arms 17, standing in the grooves 22,preventing the rocker from coming in contact with the ends of thesuds-box.

Secured to the under side of the rocker C are the cups 26, the rockerbeing also formed upon its ends with the downwardly-projecting flanges27 to hold the water.

In use the clothes are placed upon the auxiliary bottom B of the box andthe tank filled to the desired height with water, the rocker 0 beingheld in supported position upon the handle, with the ends of itscross-bar 16 resting in brackets 28 upon the side bars of the handle D,as shown in Fig. 1. l A suitable stove may be placed under'thesheet-metal bottom 2 of the box to suitably heat the water. The rockerbeing then released from the handle and placed in lowered position, withthe cross-bar secured under the fingers 23, the machine is ready to beoperated. This is done by oscillating the rocker by means of the ham dleD. As the ends of the rocker are alternately raised and lowered, it willbe evident that the corresponding hinged sections of the auxiliaryplatform B will simultaneously be raised and lowered, being limited intheir upward movement by the stops 29, secured upon the side of the box.This raising and lowering of the platform in connection with the rockerwill cause the suds to be forced through the clothes and theperforations in the platform, passing from one end of the box to theother. The cups 20, secured to the under side of the rocker, serve assuction and pressure cups to aid in forcing the water through theclothes and cleaning the same. A slight vertical travel of the rocker isalso obtained by means of the yielding of the springs between thecrossbars. By means of the movable auxiliary platform B working inconjunction with the rocker 0 all injury to the clothes by the action ofthe rocker is obviated and the most efiicient results accomplished.

As already mentioned, the sheet-metal bottom 2 allows the machine to beused also as an ordinary boiler for the clothes. A trough is formed atone end of the box, connected therewith by an opening 31, a wringerbeing adapted to be secured to the vertical wall 32 of the trough, thewater from the clothes runnin g back into the box through the opening31.

Vhen the machine is not in use, the handles are adapted to be removedfrom the brackets l3 and placed within the box. In order to close thetop of the box, I provide a suitable cover 33, having slots 34:, inwhich the side bars of the actuating-handle D work.

I claim-- 1. In a washing-machine, the combination with the suds box ortank, of the rocker having pivotal support in said box, the auxiliarybottom loosely arranged below said rocker, abutments for the ends ofsaid bottom to bear against,said bottom being made up of sections, thelength of said bottom being greater than the distance between saidabutments, whereby certain of said sections are held in raised position.

2. In a washing-machine of the class described, the combination with thesuds-box, and the contained rocker, of the transverse cross-barsarranged above and pivotally supporting said rocker, the guide-platessecured to the sides of the box, and the series of downwardly-projectingfingers upon said guideplates, underneath which the ends of thecrossbars are adapted to be carried, as and for the purpose described.

In a washing-machine of the class described, the combination with thesuds-box, of the rocker, the transverse cross-bars above said rockerhaving downwardly-projecting arms in which said rocker is pivoted, theguide-plates secured to the sides of the box and provided with verticalgrooves, the studs upon said arms fitting in said grooves, whereby therocker is held from longitudinal movement, and the downwardly-projectingfingers upon said guide-plates and above said grooves, adapted toreceive and serve as supports for the ends of the cross-bars,

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILBUR F. DAY.

WVitnesses:

PARKE Goonwm, F. A. DAY.

